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Ancient Orient Museum. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Ancient Orient Museum (Japanese: , Hepburn: Kodai Oriento Hakubutsukan) is a private museum in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in artifacts of the ancient Near East and Central Asia. Its permanent exhibit features a collection of Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, and several works of art pertaining to the art of ancient Palmyra and Persia.

The museum is located in the Sunshine City complex in Ikebukuro, on the 7th floor of the Cultural Center .

The Ancient Orient Museum was opened on 5 October 1978.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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